All seven passengers of a van that was struck Saturday afternoon in North Las Vegas by a speeding car were killed in the crash, officials said this evening.
The six-vehicle crash happened just after 3 p.m. at Cheyenne Avenue and Commerce Street when a Dodge Challenger heading north on Commerce ran a red light and collided with several vehicles, police said.
Nine people were killed, including both occupants of the Dodge Challenger, police said.
In the van, four juveniles and three adults were killed, officials said.
“We had an unprecedented loss of life that happened yesterday in our community,” North Las Vegas Mayor John Lee said this evening at a news briefing. “It was a tragedy. It was beyond sad. Each of these people was a relative, a husband, a wife, a child, a valued member of our community.”
The Clark County Coroner’s Office identified the deceased passengers of the van as: North Las Vegas residents Fernando Yeshua Mejia, 5; Adrian Zacarias, 10; Lluvia Daylenn Zacarias, 13; Bryan Axel Zacarias, 15; Gabriel Mejia-Barrera, 23; David Mejia-Barrera, 25; and Jose Zacarias-Caldera, 35.
The driver of the Dodge was Gary Dean Robinson, 59, of North Las Vegas, and the passenger in the car was identified as Tanaga Ravel Miller, 46, of North Las Vegas.
In all cases, the cause of death was blunt force injuries, the Coroner’s Office said.
In the van, four juveniles and three adults were killed, officials said.
“We had an unprecedented loss of life that happened yesterday in our community,” North Las Vegas Mayor John Lee said this evening at a news briefing. “It was a tragedy. It was beyond sad. Each of these people was a relative, a husband, a wife, a child, a valued member of our community.”
The Clark County Coroner’s Office identified the deceased passengers of the van as: North Las Vegas residents Fernando Yeshua Mejia, 5; Adrian Zacarias, 10; Lluvia Daylenn Zacarias, 13; Bryan Axel Zacarias, 15; Gabriel Mejia-Barrera, 23; David Mejia-Barrera, 25; and Jose Zacarias-Caldera, 35.
The driver of the Dodge was Gary Dean Robinson, 59, of North Las Vegas, and the passenger in the car was identified as Tanaga Ravel Miller, 46, of North Las Vegas.
In the van, four juveniles and three adults were killed, officials said.
“We had an unprecedented loss of life that happened yesterday in our community,” North Las Vegas Mayor John Lee said this evening at a news briefing. “It was a tragedy. It was beyond sad. Each of these people was a relative, a husband, a wife, a child, a valued member of our community.”
The Clark County Coroner’s Office identified the deceased passengers of the van as: North Las Vegas residents Fernando Yeshua Mejia, 5; Adrian Zacarias, 10; Lluvia Daylenn Zacarias, 13; Bryan Axel Zacarias, 15; Gabriel Mejia-Barrera, 23; David Mejia-Barrera, 25; and Jose Zacarias-Caldera, 35.
The driver of the Dodge was Gary Dean Robinson, 59, of North Las Vegas, and the passenger in the car was identified as Tanaga Ravel Miller, 46, of North Las Vegas.
In all cases, the cause of death was blunt force injuries, the Coroner’s Office said.
In all cases, the cause of death was blunt force injuries, the Coroner’s Office said.